The Modern Apprenticeship Program

Individuals join 8th Light with a diverse range of skills and past experiences, necessitating an individualized curriculum designed to cater to their specific needs.

Our software crafters are software generalists who rotate regularly through client projects that feature new and interesting problems in a wide variety of technologies. They must be confident entering projects with substantial unknowns and comfortable asking other software crafters for help when needed. Our apprenticeship program is designed to prepare all software crafters for the challenges they will face in their day-to-day work.

An Investment In People

8th Light apprentices do not work on client projects. We are committed to building an incredible team of developers and designers, and compensate our apprentices so they can dedicate their entire focus on their education during this important phase of their career.

Mentorship

Mentors are training their future team members, so they are personally invested in the success of each apprentice. They seek out candidates to mentor, and curate a curriculum that is specifically tailored to their individual needs.

Mentors work closely with their apprentices to provide guidance and feedback. All 8th Light software crafters are eager to share their knowledge and help others solve problems.

Apprenticeship Culture

Apprentices work alongside other apprentices and software crafters in 8th Light's open office setting. They have full access to our extensive library of books, presentations, and internal educational resources and initiatives.

In addition to writing code, apprentices augment their learning by working through an extensive list of software books and writing blog posts on a regular basis.

The culture of apprenticeship extends throughout every software crafter's career. Read more about our culture of continual learning on our Careers page.

Aina Pinto

Software Crafter

“I have wanted to work in programming since I was a kid, but I had no formal training before coming to 8th Light. The more I learned on my own, the more I knew I wanted to pursue this as a career. It was incredibly helpful to have an 8th Light mentor guide me as someone new to software development.”

Avni Kothari

Software Crafter

“I learned a lot from college about how to think about problems in a different way. 8th Light's apprenticeship program really helped further develop my problem solving skills. With my mentor as my guide, I learned how to practically think and design software for real world problems.”

James Christie

Software Crafter

“I joined the apprenticeship with a decade of experience, and found new ways to learn and improve my skills during my apprenticeship. Most places pay lip service to a culture of continual learning, but 8th Light has established a work environment and support structure that encourages everyone to improve their skills regardless of their background or skill set.”